Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

News about Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Sep. 2, 2012

Angola's governing party, despite widespread discontent over inequality and corruption, is poised to sweep the parliamentary elections, winning over three-quarters of the votes cast; victory will ensure President Jose Eduardo dos Santos a five-year extension to his 33 years at the country’s helm. MORE

Sep. 1, 2012

Polls open in Angola's third election in its troubled history, with long-ruling incumbent Jose Eduardo dos Santos widely expected to be returned to power. MORE

Aug. 30, 2012

Op-Ed article by journalist Rafael Marques de Morais scores Angolan Pres Jose Eduardo dos Santos for failure of national reconstruction program, financed by China, that was intended to lift millions of Angolans out of poverty; says Chinese have only brought more more corruption and greater poverty, even as state's coffers have filled with unshared oil wealth; warns greed and repression of the dos Santos government increases the risk of violent revolt. MORE

President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela reached an agreement this week with his counterpart in Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, for the two countries to work jointly on oil and natural gas exploration projects. Though no formal ventures have been...

September 2, 2006, Saturday

The leaders of Uganda and Congo have signed a peace accord, as four years of war wind down. President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and his Congolese counterpart, Joseph Kabila, signed the accord late on Friday in the presidential palace in Luanda,...

President José Eduardo dos Santos has issued an urgent appeal, saying the government needs immediate assistance to feed and house thousands of demobilized rebels and their families. Officials of the rebel group, Unita, have said they fear the...